constitutionally
adverb
con·sti·tu·tion·al·ly
ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈtü-shnə-lē 
-ˈtyü-,
-shə-nə-lē
1
a
: in accordance with one's constitution
constitutionally unable to grasp subtleties
b
: in structure, composition, or constitution
despite repeated heatings the material remained constitutionally the same
2
: in accordance with a political constitution
was not constitutionally eligible to fill the office
Examples of constitutionally in a Sentence
I'm afraid that I'm constitutionally incapable of carrying a tune.
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The move would make Florida the first state to end a longstanding – and constitutionally upheld – practice of requiring certain vaccines for school students.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The inconvenience this causes should be enough to upset Americans, let alone the fact that these are constitutionally dubious.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Dabrowski has been a regular critic of the state’s underfunded public employee pension system, proposing constitutionally questionable ways to end it.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Looking to boost Hispanic voter engagement, in the spring of the election year, Obama ignored Congress and took a constitutionally obtuse executive action shielding immigrants who came to the United States illegally as minors from deportation.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The inconvenience this causes should be enough to upset Americans, let alone the fact that these are constitutionally dubious.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Dabrowski has been a regular critic of the state’s underfunded public employee pension system, proposing constitutionally questionable ways to end it.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Looking to boost Hispanic voter engagement, in the spring of the election year, Obama ignored Congress and took a constitutionally obtuse executive action shielding immigrants who came to the United States illegally as minors from deportation.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for constitutionally
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“Constitutionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constitutionally. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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